December 29, 2021
Value Not Fluff
In a recent newsletter from Alan Weiss, he had a quote from Wharton professor and author Adam Grant I found interesting. Bragging about yourself violates…
November 26, 2021
Rotary and Business Buy-Sell – Part Two
This is the counter article to what I wrote in July, about business buyers and my Rotary projects given we recently I had a Rotary…
November 10, 2021
When It’s Time to Just Do It
Many years ago, a client told me, “The best time to get out of your business (sell it) is one year before you’re burned out.”…
September 22, 2021
When They Ask About Fees…
We all run into a lot of different people in our day-to-day business. After a while we get triggers as to how things might go.…
September 15, 2021
A School Lunch is Better Than No Lunch
I was a cafeteria monitor for at least my senior year in high school (maybe my junior year also). It wasn’t a bad job. We…
September 8, 2021
Overpacking in Life and Business
We recently took a long-weekend trip to Denver to see a client and relax for a few days. I noticed something I often notice in…
August 25, 2021
Do the Frogs Really Boil?
There’s an old story, about how if you put a frog in boiling water, it will hop out but if you put it in cool…
August 18, 2021
You Have to be Better Than the NY City Election Board
New York City finally announced the results of the Mayoral primary. As per a variety of sources I deduced because of ranked choice voting this…
August 11, 2021
Avoiding Taxes Like the Big Guys (and Gals)
The Trump Organization allegedly avoided paying taxes on almost $2 million of compensation to an employee. The allegations and prosecution shouldn’t surprise anybody because: There’s…